Alto-area fire at 80 percent containment

September 13, 2011 at 7:23 PM CDT - Updated June 25 at 10:13 AM

CHEROKEE COUNTY, TX (KTRE) - The fire burning near the city of Alto has burned 1,900 acres and is 80 percent contained, according to the Texas Forest Service. However, officials say the danger is far from over.

"We don't want to call it controlled until we are sure nothing is going to get out and it's so difficult with this kind of vegetation," said Jan Amen with the Texas Forest Service. "Trees can have roots burning underneath the ground that we're not even aware of, so this takes a little bit more work than if this were to be a fire in another part of Texas."